Decided i’d fit the rear wishbones just to keep things in balance. First step was to sort out which side the wishbones are for, fortunately only the lower ones are specific to a side, the upper wishbones are identical.

Below is a before and after fitting.

It’s worth noting that all of the mounting points on the chassis were too tight for the bolts to pass through, so i needed to use a small round file to remove the powder coat inside each of the mounting points.

Much like the front, the shocks are then fitted, i started with the mount at the top of the chassis, and let it hang free.

Conscious i will need to remove these before i fit the body tub, but i wanted to see how they would fit and will hopefully help me when marking up the template for cutting the bodywork to make clearance for them.

Anyway, as expected the first job was to clear the bolt holes on the chassis, where these are powder coated they are just too tight for the bolts to fit. I’d also recommend you invest in a rubber mallet, which is a key tool when trying to fit the uprights 🙂

Once i filed all of the bolt holes and checked they had sufficient clearance, it was just a case of lining up each of the front wishbones ( top and bottom), easing them in with my rubber mallet and then test fitting. They had all been supplied with M10 x 80mm bolts which on 4 of the 8 fitting points are too long to fit without fouling the chassis, so worth ordering some M10 x 70mm bolts as these look to fit just right.

Looks ok once done, just debating if i need to worry about fitting the hubs / uprights at this point.

Decided these were a good starting point and looked fairly straight forward in the scheme of things. As it turns out, they are, just fiddly ensuing you squeeze all the washers in place and line everything up.

I’d recommend you get a round file and clean out all the mounting points on the chassis as i found they were all a bit tight.

After that i started with the first shock ( for orientation the shock resistance adjuster is positioned at the bottom ) and bolted it to the center bracket on the chassis, making sure it didn’t foul my brake lines